(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette At dusk Friday in the heart of downtown Janesville, a set of automated lights under the bridge decks flashed brilliant blues, reds and purples off the surface of the Rock River. The city and private stakeholders who for years...

(Janesville, WI) City of Janesville The City of Janesville is celebrating Manufacturing Month by announcing the “Coolest Thing Made in Janesville”! October is designated as Manufacturing Month to celebrate and promote Wisconsin's top industry, manufacturing. With over...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette The soon-to-be new owner of the building that houses Legends Tavern plans to turn the blue-collar downtown bar into an upscale wine bar that he says will honor his family and the building’s original architecture. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has proclaimed today, Oct. 9, as USS Beloit Day in honor of the new U.S. Navy combat ship now under construction. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette The city council and plan commission could review plans to convert the Monterey Hotel into an apartment complex as soon as next month, said Gale Price, economic development director. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette Whether they’re saving for college, earning spending money or helping to pay their families’ bills, many high school students begin their working lives in the communities in which they’re raised. But as Magnus Jenson began to...

(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN The plan to bring a new Stateline Boys and Girls Club facility to downtown Beloit is one step closer to reality after the Beloit City Council took action Monday to approve the project’s master land use plan. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN Willowick Senior Living is bringing some of the latest approaches in memory care with the opening of its sixth assisted living community, Willowick Beloit Campus at 3024 S. Bartells Drive. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI)  Blackhawk Technical College BTC is delighted to report that $268,357 in Workforce Advancement Training (WAT) grants have been secured for four individual companies and two consortium-based projects. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN       Construction continues on the Wright and Wagner Lofts in downtown Beloit as Hendricks Commercial Properties looks to hold onto the historic feel of the site’s past uses.   The 74,600-square-foot, 54-unit residential apartment...